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rear suspension vibration 200 1983

posted by  petersoncap on  Sun Jun 2 10:53 CST 2002
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On my '80 242 GT I had a very similar problem and it turned out to be the rear-most spider joint in the driveshaft. It is VERY common for older Volvos (usually 200k+ miles) to need new spider joints here or else simply a new rear-half of the driveshaft.
The best way to inspect for this is to apply the parking brake and with the car in neutral give the drive shaft a twist back and forth -- there should be very little or no free play in the drive shaft parts. Also be sure to visually inspect all four joints on the rear spider, often the shim/gasket/wear surface will break and fall off of the drive shaft leaving the spider in an abnormally large hole.

good luck!






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